Shrimp Trap Help

[molodets]

I got camelback shrimp. I've tried everything to catch them.
I've used bottle, net with food, nothing works!

Anyone any ideas?
maybe someone has a special trap?

maybe someone has x terminator trap?
plz help I need to get rid of them 911

 

[jdnumis]

Use a water bottle cut the top off flip the top n glue it put some mysis shrimp in the bottle n let it sink to the bottom. You.are. gonna want to do it at night n the shrimp will.swim to.it

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[molodets]

Should i put the bottle horizontally or vertically?
What is BETTER?

 

[fishman1069]

It dosent matter if its horiz or vert, the shrimp will go in either way. Just make sure to try and keep an eye on it so you can get it out once the shrimp is in.

 

[molodets]

I did that. For one day and one night... they did not go in.

 

[skene]

if at first you don't succeed... try and try again. put new mysis or a large piece of market shrimp and try your luck. when they get used to seeing the bottle they will go in.

 

[guarda]

You might have to target feed everybody else in your tank for a few days to make sure the camel shrimp gets hungry. After a few days of doing this and making sure he wasn't eating anything, mine went for the trap.

 

[frnkynlop]

Hey molodest,

I had the same prob with a perppermint shrimp. I did the bottle trap and caught 2 out of 3. I used clam to bait the traps and worked like a charm. The third one was cuaght by a trap that I bought. If you want I could lend it to you if the bottle trap doesn't work, but as the other members stated it takes persistance.

Good Luck

 

[molodets]

Also... if i leave the food inside of the bottle, will the FOOD rotten if the shrimps don't eat it?


(I use frozen meaty shrimp)

 

[guarda]

You gotta sit there and wait for him to go in the trap. Why would you leave the food there?

 

[molodets]

did I miss anything?? I thought you have to put food for the shrimp inside of the trap bottle for shrimp to go inside...????

 

[guarda]

yeah but i wouldn't leave the food in there to the point where it rots. If you leave the food in there and walk away, the shrimp will probably go in and eat it. Then you're back at square one. The creatures in our tank are smarter than we think and are very aware of our presence. At least mine are.

 

[molodets]

I had the bottle with food for ONE day and ONE night.
nothing happened. they aren't going in. wtf...

 

[guarda]

don't give up. you have to starve them. they're smart. mine was impossible to get out til i did that.

 

[molodets]

i wish i could put something on the food so that they eat and die lol, i know its bad.
but...............

 

[molodets]

You see problem with camel back shrimp is that YOU CAN"T STARVE THEM.
why because they eat corals, zoas.